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Measurements
The following is an excerpted sample from the 
Measurements section of American Cooking in England.


Dry Weights (Quick Reference)

For those of us who are tired of calculating the number of grams in 
5 ounces or 28 ounces, etc., I've devised this 'at a glance' chart which should help (it helps me).  For weights over 40 ounces, see page 128 
for the calculations.

Avoirdupois

Metric

Avoirdupois

Metric

1 oz.

28g

21 oz.

595g

2 oz.

57g

22 oz.

624g

3 oz.

85g

23 oz.

652g

4 oz.

113g

(1½ lb.) 24 oz.

680g

5 oz.

142g

25 oz.

709g

6 oz.

170g

26 oz.

737g

7 oz.

198g

27 oz.

765g

(½ lb.) 8 oz.

227g

28 oz.

794g

9 oz.

255g

29 oz.

822g

10 oz.

283g

30 oz.

 850g

11 oz.

312g

31 oz.

879g

 

12 oz.

340g

  (2 lb.) 32 oz.

 907g

13 oz.

369g

33 oz.

936g

14 oz.

397g

34 oz.

964g

15 oz.

425g

35 oz.

 (~ 1 kg) 992g

(1 lb.) 16 oz.

454g

36 oz.

(1.02 kg) 1020g

17 oz.

482g

37 oz.

(1.05 kg) 1049g

18 oz.

510g

38 oz.

(1.08 kg) 1077g

19 oz.

539g

39 oz.

(1.11 kg) 1106g

20 oz.

567g

(2½ lb.) 40 oz.

(1.13 kg) 1134g